A phenomenal collection of horror comics, visceral and absolute in its internal vision and in its confrontation with its reader; jagged, raw, gloriously urgent cartooning. Erika's stuff is genuinely singular.
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I really enjoyed this—a comic in the loosest terms, a wonderfully tactile, gorgeously realized stampede of whimsical overwhelm, combining illustrative art with collage of landscape photos and comics from around the world to forge its own tradition.
I'd read strips from this obe in the past, but I finally got a chance to read the first print collection, and it is a delight. Beaton asserts a strong, clear voice from the very beginning, and her humor is consistently delightful. Perfect humor comics.
A didactic comic by design, and it's phenomenal at that; a gorgeous, gloriously angry piece of work, horrifying in its facts and presentation and stunning in its impact. I long for a reprint...